The best episodes of Coupling

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  1. 01

    S01E02 · May 19, 2000 · 30m

    Size Matters8.7

    Sally regrets turning down a date with Patrick after an eye-popping revelation from Susan.

  2. 02

    S01E04 · June 2, 2000 · 30m

    Inferno8.7

    Steve worries that Susan has discovered a compromising tape in his video library. Jane persuades her therapist to come along as a guest at a dinner party.

  3. 03

    S01E01 · May 12, 2000 · 30m

    Flushed8.5

    Steve's long-running attempts to dump girlfriend Jane are constantly thwarted by his "accidental" tendency to keep having sex with her.

  4. 04

    S01E03 · May 26, 2000 · 30m

    Sex, Death & Nudity8.3

    The attendance at the funeral of Jane's aunt snowballs as the friends arrange decoy dates.

  5. 05

    S01E05 · June 9, 2000 · 30m

    The Girl with Two Breasts8.3

    Jeff has a tortuous time when he tries to chat up a beautiful foreign woman in the pub.

  6. 06

    S01E06 · June 16, 2000 · 30m

    The Cupboard of Patrick's Love8.2

    An alarming discovery is made by the girls about the contents of Patrick's cupboard.

  7. 07

    S02E01 · September 3, 2001 · 30m

    The Man with Two Legs8.2

    Sally has been seeing Liam for two weeks so now everyone wants to meet him. Jeff falls in love with a leg.

  8. 08

    S02E02 · September 10, 2001 · 30m

    My Dinner in Hell8.0

    Should you still be whistling if you've got a girlfriend?

  9. 09

    S02E04 · September 24, 2001 · 30m

    The Melty Man Cometh8.0

    Following a disastrous impotent encounter with Sally, Patrick seeks reassurance from Steve and Jeff.

  10. 10

    S02E08 · October 22, 2001 · 30m

    Naked8.0

    Jeff's new boss Julia questions whether it is right and proper to kiss someone junior at work.

  11. 11

    S02E03 · September 17, 2001 · 30m

    Her Best Friend's Bottom7.8

    Steve glimpses Sally's behind.

  12. 12

    S02E05 · October 1, 2001 · 30m

    Jane and the Truth Snake7.8

    Jane's career as a radio traffic reporter is put in jeopardy when she receives some unexpected criticism.

  13. 13

    S02E09 · October 29, 2001 · 30m

    The End of the Line7.8

    Susan and Steve each find themselves tempted by other people. Steve guiltily swaps phone numbers with an attractive woman in a bar.

  14. 14

    S02E06 · October 8, 2001 · 30m

    Gotcha7.4

    It's one year since Steve and Susan's first date, and Steve is dreading questions about their future.

  15. 15

    S02E07 · October 15, 2001 · 30m

    Dressed7.4

    Jane meets a handsome stranger and ends up going to dinner with nothing to wear.

  16. 16

    S03E01 · September 23, 2002 · 30m

    Split7.3

    Steve and Susan split up and make their separate ways to the Temple of Woman.

  17. 17

    S04E01 · May 10, 2004 · 30m

    9 1/2 Minutes7.3

    Susan is pregnant, Patrick and Sally are discussing relationships, and Jane has a blind date.

  18. 18

    S04E06 · June 14, 2004 · 30m

    9 1/2 Months7.3

    The night before the birth of his first child, Steve Taylor is visited by an old friend. Or possibly an old maths teacher.

  19. 19

    S03E04 · October 14, 2002 · 30m

    Remember This7.0

    Patrick and Sally have very different recollections of meeting at Susan's office party. Jeff expounds on 'porn jelly' and his names for breasts.

  20. 20

    S03E07 · November 4, 2002 · 30m

    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps7.0

    Sally finally admits how she really feels about Patrick.

  21. 21

    S04E03 · May 24, 2004 · 30m

    Bed Time7.0

    Can Patrick find his way home from the enchanted glade of his one true love and get a decent night's sleep?

  22. 22

    S04E04 · May 31, 2004 · 30m

    Circus of the Epidurals7.0

    At an antenatal class, Steve is haunted by the ghosts of spanking lesbians past, whilst Sally is troubled by a string quartet.

  23. 23

    S04E05 · June 7, 2004 · 30m

    The Naked Living Room7.0

    Is it possible that Oliver is getting somewhere with Jane? But how can you win the heart of a good woman when your living room has lost the battle with nudity?

  24. 24

    S03E03 · October 7, 2002 · 30m

    Unconditional Sex6.8

    Wilma offers Jeff 'no-strings' sex - after all, she only wants to 'borrow' him from his girlfriend, Julia.

  25. 25

    S03E06 · October 28, 2002 · 30m

    The Girl with One Heart6.8

    Sally is lonely, unhappy and unfulfilled. And then she goes and spoils it all.

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